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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in White River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for White River:
    • 35.812107, -118.844223
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White River
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Tulare County
    • Since White River is near Kern County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named White River ...

We found seven communities that share the name White River.

Within California, the name White River is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This White River is located in Desha County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the east of the White River that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of White River.
    • Colorado
      • Rio Blanco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of White River [Rio Blanco County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This White River is located in Gibson County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White River that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of White River.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of White River [Nye County].
    • Ontario
      • This White River lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the White River that is located in Tulare County.
    • South Dakota
      • Mellette County
      • This White River is located in Mellette County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the White River that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mellette County community of White River.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This White River is located in Ashland County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the White River that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of White River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White River ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Balance Rock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balance Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balance Rock
    • Balance Rock is located in Tulare County
  • California Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
    • Fountain Springs is located in Tulare County
  • Glennville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Idlewild
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Tulare County
  • Pleasant View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Tulare County
  • Posey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stone Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Place
    • Stone Place is located in Tulare County
  • Sugarloaf Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
    • Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
  • Woody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

How Far From White River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of White River once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in White River and extending to:

  • Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White River to Visalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,238 miles [13,257.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8121, Longitude: -118.8442    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that White River could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from White River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.977 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.151 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.00 degrees.




 

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